PATIENTS AND METHODS: The present study was designed as a randomized, prospective and double-blind study. A total of 90 ASA I-II patients over the age of 65 years were enrolled and each group consisted of 30 subjects. The patients were randomly (by lot) assigned to receive one of the three doses of remifentanil infusion (0.1, 0.2 or 0.3 µg/kg/min) for two minutes. Subsequently, 0.5 mg/kg propofol was administered via IV route and, 0.5 mg/kg rocuronium was administered via IV route at the time eyelash reflex disappeared. Intubation was performed after two minutes. After recording baseline values of heart rate (HR), systolic arterial pressure (SBP), diastolic arterial pressure (DBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP), these values were recorded at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th minutes of induction.